A woman walks around Sydney harbour as rain falls across the city, in Sydney, Australia on May 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s weather bureau on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) said an El Nino event is under way in the tropical Pacific, with atmospheric indicators such as trade winds, pressure and cloud patterns aligning…
TIME’s profile for cricketer Smriti Mandhana said that the Mumbai-born left-handed opening batter was the “first Indian woman to score a double century in a domestic one-day game, the first to score a century in all three international formats, and is a joint holder of the most international women’s cricket centuries with 17” as it…
Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialised nations face a packed agenda on their first full day on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the West Asia crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. The…
The signing of the deal on June 19 will kick off a 60-day period in which Tehran and Washington will try to hammer out a full-scale peace deal Source link
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) on concerns about the lack of details in a preliminary agreement ending the war between the U.S. and Iran and the realization the resumption of supply through the key Strait of Hormuz may take longer than thought. Brent crude futures gained 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.42…
The Cuban healthcare and biotechnology sectors — crown jewels of the country’s revolution — today find themselves at breaking point thanks to the U.S. campaign of economic strangulation, which has moved beyond trade restrictions to a direct assault on human services. Washington has also intensified pressure on the Global South to dismantle Cuban medical missions,…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters China said on Monday (June 15, 2026) that strengthening its military is beneficial to world peace, slamming a think tank report that warned the threat of a direct strike by Beijing on Australia was increasing. A Lowy Institute report said on Sunday (June 14, 2026) that China is…
A health worker disinfects the area around a treatment center under construction at the General Hospital in Bunia, Congo, on June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases in a month-old outbreak as the virus spreads quickly in a remote region whose shifting…
Smoke rises from a blackened part of Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, U.S., June 15, 2026, in a still image from news helicopter video. | Photo Credit: Reuters Eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday (June…
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, center arrives in Beijing for a state visit on June 15, 2026. Photo: Dai Tianfang/Xinhua via AP Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived here on Monday (June 15, 2026) on a five-day visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and…